Success-fee brokerage — you only pay when the deal closes. 35 years of hands-on experience. Former President of Ben & Florentine, grown from 1 to 51 locations and sold to TSX-listed Imvescor.
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Valuation, preparation, buyer qualification, due diligence, and negotiation. We manage the full process so you can focus on running your business until closing day.
Acquisition search, financial review, operational assessment, and deal structure. We protect your interests through every stage of the buying process.
Specialized advisory for franchise buyers and sellers — understanding franchisor requirements, transfer processes, and valuation in a franchise context.
Lorne Cassoff built Ben & Florentine Restaurants from a single Montreal location in 2008 into one of Canada's largest breakfast franchise brands — 51 locations — before selling to Imvescor Restaurant Group, a publicly traded company on the TSX, in 2018.
With 21 years as a business broker at Active Business Inc. prior to that, Lorne has been on both sides of hundreds of business transactions — as buyer, seller, broker, and advisor. That experience is what he brings to every engagement.
Sold to Imvescor Restaurant Group — TSX: IMVLorne brought immediate structure to a complex evaluation process. We are looking at multiple scenarios — from franchisee resale to a full head office transaction — and the level of due diligence he applied gave us a clarity we simply did not have before. He thinks like an operator, not just an advisor.
Lorne has been a trusted coach and advisor to our business for many years. He brings a rare combination of business experience and structured thinking that has consistently helped us see our own organization more clearly.
No cost. No obligation. We review your situation and determine the right path forward together.